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This page provides an overview of the congressional process for officially declaring the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Congress convened a joint session on January 6, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the result of the presidential election. As president of the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence (R) presided over the proceedings. On January 7, Pence declared former Vice President Joe Biden (D) the winner of the presidential election with 306 electoral votes.

The proceedings were interrupted on January 6 when supporters of President Donald Trump (R) breached the Capitol and the building went into lockdown. After the Capitol was secured, Congress reconvened after 8 p.m. ET to continue with the count.

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During the session, one member each from the U.S. House and U.S. Senate could submit a written objection after the body read the vote count from a particular state or the District of Columbia. The two chambers of Congress would separate for debate for up to two hours before voting by a simple majority to concur with or reject the objection.

Members submitted objections for six states. Two objections were formally presented by a Senate and House member:

• Arizona: The Senate voted against sustaining the objection to Arizona’s electoral votes by a vote of 6-93. The House voted against sustaining this objection by a vote of 121-303.
• Pennsylvania: The Senate voted against sustaining the objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes by a vote of 7-92. The House voted against sustaining the objection by a vote of 138-282.

Four states were counted following incomplete objections presented by a U.S. House member without a U.S. senator:

• Georgia
• Michigan
• Nevada
• Wisconsin

Counting of electoral votes

See also: Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election Counting of electoral votes by state (January 6, 2021) State Electoral votes Winner Status Alabama 9 Trump Counted without objection Alaska 3 Trump Counted without objection Arizona 11 Biden Counted following objection presented by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)Senate rejected objection by a vote of 6-93House rejected objection by a vote of 121-303 Arkansas 6 Trump Counted without objection California 55 Biden Counted without objection Colorado 9 Biden Counted without objection Connecticut 7 Biden Counted without objection Delaware 3 Biden Counted without objection District of Columbia 3 Biden Counted without objection Florida 29 Trump Counted without objection Georgia 16 Biden Counted following incomplete objection presented by Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) without a senator Hawaii 4 Biden Counted without objection Idaho 4 Trump Counted without objection Illinois 20 Biden Counted without objection Indiana 11 Trump Counted without objection Iowa 6 Trump Counted without objection Kansas 6 Trump Counted without objection Kentucky 8 Trump Counted without objection Louisiana 8 Trump Counted without objection Maine 4 Biden (3)Trump (1) Counted without objection Maryland 10 Biden Counted without objection Massachusetts 11 Biden Counted without objection Michigan 16 Biden Counted following incomplete objection presented by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) without a senator Minnesota 10 Biden Counted without objection Mississippi 6 Trump Counted without objection Missouri 10 Trump Counted without objection Montana 3 Trump Counted without objection Nebraska 5 Trump (4)Biden (1) Counted without objection Nevada 6 Biden Counted following incomplete objection presented by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) without a senator New Hampshire 4 Biden Counted without objection New Jersey 14 Biden Counted without objection New Mexico 5 Biden Counted without objection New York 29 Biden Counted without objection North Carolina 15 Trump Counted without objection North Dakota 3 Trump Counted without objection Ohio 18 Trump Counted without objection Oklahoma 7 Trump Counted without objection Oregon 7 Biden Counted without objection Pennsylvania 20 Biden Counted following objection presented by Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)Senate rejected objection by a vote of 7-92House rejected objection by a vote of 138-282 Rhode Island 4 Biden Counted without objection South Carolina 9 Trump Counted without objection South Dakota 3 Trump Counted without objection Tennessee 11 Trump Counted without objection Texas 38 Trump Counted without objection Utah 6 Trump Counted without objection Vermont 3 Biden Counted without objection Virginia 13 Biden Counted without objection Washington 12 Biden Counted without objection West Virginia 5 Trump Counted without objection Wisconsin 10 Biden Counted following incomplete objection presented by Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) without a senator Wyoming 3 Trump Counted without objection

Roll calls on objection to Arizona’s electors

See also: Presidential election in Arizona, 2020

Senate

The Senate voted against sustaining an objection to Arizona’s electors by a vote of 6-93. Six Republicans voted in agreement with the objection:

• Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
• Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
• Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
• Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.)
• Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.
• Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)

Click on the following table to view the full roll call.

Senate vote on objection to Arizona’s electors (January 6, 2021) State Senator Party Vote to sustain objection Alabama Richard Shelby Republican No Alabama Tommy Tuberville Republican Yes Alaska Lisa Murkowski Republican No Alaska Dan Sullivan Republican No Arizona Kyrsten Sinema Democrat No Arizona Mark Kelly Democrat No Arkansas John Boozman Republican No Arkansas Tom Cotton Republican No California Dianne Feinstein Democrat No California Kamala Harris Democrat No Colorado Michael F. Bennet Democrat No Colorado John Hickenlooper Democrat No Connecticut Richard Blumenthal Democrat No Connecticut Chris Murphy Democrat No Delaware Tom Carper Democrat No Delaware Chris Coons Democrat No Florida Rick Scott Republican No Florida Marco Rubio Republican No Georgia Kelly Loeffler Republican No Georgia Vacant Hawaii Mazie Hirono Democrat No Hawaii Brian Schatz Democrat No Idaho Mike Crapo Republican No Idaho James E. Risch Republican No Illinois Dick Durbin Democrat No Illinois Tammy Duckworth Democrat No Indiana Mike Braun Republican No Indiana Todd Young Republican No Iowa Chuck Grassley Republican No Iowa Joni Ernst Republican No Kansas Roger Marshall Republican Yes Kansas Jerry Moran Republican No Kentucky Mitch McConnell Republican No Kentucky Rand Paul Republican No Louisiana Bill Cassidy Republican No Louisiana John Kennedy Republican Yes Maine Susan Collins Republican No Maine Angus King Independent No Maryland Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat No Maryland Chris Van Hollen Democrat No Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren Democrat No Massachusetts Ed Markey Democrat No Michigan Debbie Stabenow Democrat No Michigan Gary Peters Democrat No Minnesota Amy Klobuchar Democrat No Minnesota Tina Smith Democrat No Mississippi Roger Wicker Republican No Mississippi Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican Yes Missouri Josh Hawley Republican Yes Missouri Roy Blunt Republican No Montana Steve Daines Republican No Montana Jon Tester Democrat No Nebraska Deb Fischer Republican No Nebraska Ben Sasse Republican No Nevada Jacky Rosen Democrat No Nevada Catherine Cortez Masto Democrat No New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Democrat No New Hampshire Maggie Hassan Democrat No New Jersey Robert Menendez Democrat No New Jersey Cory Booker Democrat No New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Democrat No New Mexico Martin Heinrich Democrat No New York Charles E. Schumer Democrat No New York Kirsten Gillibrand Democrat No North Carolina Richard Burr Republican No North Carolina Thom Tillis Republican No North Dakota John Hoeven Republican No North Dakota Kevin Cramer Republican No Ohio Rob Portman Republican No Ohio Sherrod Brown Democrat No Oklahoma James M. Inhofe Republican No Oklahoma James Lankford Republican No Oregon Ron Wyden Democrat No Oregon Jeff Merkley Democrat No Pennsylvania Pat Toomey Republican No Pennsylvania Robert P. Casey Democrat No Rhode Island Jack Reed Democrat No Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat No South Carolina Lindsey Graham Republican No South Carolina Tim Scott Republican No South Dakota John Thune Republican No South Dakota Mike Rounds Republican No Tennessee Bill Hagerty Republican No Tennessee Marsha Blackburn Republican No Texas John Cornyn Republican No Texas Ted Cruz Republican Yes Utah Mitt Romney Republican No Utah Mike Lee Republican No Vermont Patrick Leahy Democrat No Vermont Bernie Sanders Independent No Virginia Mark R. Warner Democrat No Virginia Tim Kaine Democrat No Washington Maria Cantwell Democrat No Washington Patty Murray Democrat No West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito Republican No West Virginia Joseph Manchin Democrat No Wisconsin Ron Johnson Republican No Wisconsin Tammy Baldwin Democrat No Wyoming John Barrasso Republican No Wyoming Cynthia Lummis Republican No

House

The House voted against sustaining an objection to Arizona’s electors by a vote of 121-303. All 121 congressmen in support of the objection were Republicans. Click on the following table to view the full roll call.

House vote on objection to Arizona’s electors (January 6, 2021) State Representative Party Vote to sustain objection NC Adams Democratic No AL Aderholt Republican Yes CA Aguilar Democratic No GA Allen Republican Yes TX Allred Democratic No NV Amodei Republican No ND Armstrong Republican No TX Arrington Republican Yes MA Auchincloss Democratic No IA Axne Democratic No TX Babin Republican Yes NE Bacon Republican No IN Baird Republican Yes OH Balderson Republican No IN Banks Republican Yes KY Barr Republican No CA Barragán Democratic No CA Bass Democratic No OH Beatty Democratic No OR Bentz Republican No CA Bera Democratic No MI Bergman Republican Yes VA Beyer Democratic No OK Bice (OK) Republican Yes AZ Biggs Republican Yes FL Bilirakis Republican Not voting GA Bishop (GA) Democratic No NC Bishop (NC) Republican Yes OR Blumenauer Democratic No DE Blunt Rochester Democratic No CO Boebert Republican Yes OR Bonamici Democratic No IL Bost Republican Yes GA Bourdeaux Democratic No NY Bowman Democratic No PA Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic No TX Brady Republican Not voting AL Brooks Republican Yes MD Brown Democratic No CA Brownley Democratic No FL Buchanan Republican No CO Buck Republican No IN Bucshon Republican No NC Budd Republican Yes TN Burchett Republican Yes TX Burgess Republican Yes MO Bush Democratic No IL Bustos Democratic No NC Butterfield Democratic No CA Calvert Republican Yes FL Cammack Republican Yes CA Carbajal Democratic No CA Cárdenas Democratic No AL Carl Republican Yes IN Carson Democratic No GA Carter (GA) Republican Yes TX Carter (TX) Republican Yes PA Cartwright Democratic No HI Case Democratic No IL Casten Democratic No FL Castor (FL) Democratic No TX Castro (TX) Democratic No NC Cawthorn Republican Yes OH Chabot Republican No WY Cheney Republican No CA Chu Democratic No RI Cicilline Democratic No MA Clark (MA) Democratic No NY Clarke (NY) Democratic No MO Cleaver Democratic No VA Cline Republican Yes TX Cloud Republican Yes SC Clyburn Democratic No GA Clyde Republican Yes TN Cohen Democratic No OK Cole Republican Yes KY Comer Republican No VA Connolly Democratic No TN Cooper Democratic No CA Correa Democratic No CA Costa Democratic No CT Courtney Democratic No MN Craig Democratic No AR Crawford Republican Yes TX Crenshaw Republican No FL Crist Democratic No CO Crow Democratic No TX Cuellar Democratic No UT Curtis Republican No KS Davids (KS) Democratic No OH Davidson Republican Yes IL Davis, Danny K. Democratic No IL Davis, Rodney Republican No PA Dean Democratic No OR DeFazio Democratic No CO DeGette Democratic No CT DeLauro Democratic No WA DelBene Democratic No NY Delgado Democratic No FL Demings Democratic No CA DeSaulnier Democratic No TN DesJarlais Republican Yes FL Deutch Democratic No FL Diaz-Balart Republican Yes MI Dingell Democratic No TX Doggett Democratic No FL Donalds Republican Yes PA Doyle, Michael F. Democratic No SC Duncan Republican Yes FL Dunn Republican Yes MN Emmer Republican No TX Escobar Democratic No CA Eshoo Democratic No NY Espaillat Democratic No KS Estes Republican Yes PA Evans Democratic No TX Fallon Republican Yes IA Feenstra Republican No GA Ferguson Republican No MN Fischbach Republican Yes WI Fitzgerald Republican Yes PA Fitzpatrick Republican No TN Fleischmann Republican Yes TX Fletcher Democratic No NE Fortenberry Republican No IL Foster Democratic No NC Foxx Republican No FL Frankel, Lois Democratic No FL Franklin, C. Scott Republican Yes OH Fudge Democratic No ID Fulcher Republican Yes FL Gaetz Republican Yes WI Gallagher Republican No AZ Gallego Democratic No CA Garamendi Democratic No NY Garbarino Republican No CA Garcia (CA) Republican Yes IL García (IL) Democratic No TX Garcia (TX) Democratic No OH Gibbs Republican Yes FL Gimenez Republican Yes TX Gohmert Republican Yes ME Golden Democratic No CA Gomez Democratic No TX Gonzales, Tony Republican No OH Gonzalez (OH) Republican No TX Gonzalez, Vicente Democratic No VA Good (VA) Republican Yes TX Gooden (TX) Republican Yes AZ Gosar Republican Yes NJ Gottheimer Democratic No TX Granger Republican Not voting LA Graves (LA) Republican No MO Graves (MO) Republican Yes TN Green (TN) Republican Yes TX Green, Al (TX) Democratic No GA Greene (GA) Republican Yes VA Griffith Republican Yes AZ Grijalva Democratic No WI Grothman Republican No MS Guest Republican Yes KY Guthrie Republican No NM Haaland Democratic No MN Hagedorn Republican Yes CA Harder (CA) Democratic No MD Harris Republican Yes TN Harshbarger Republican Yes MO Hartzler Republican Yes FL Hastings Democratic Not voting CT Hayes Democratic No OK Hern Republican Yes NM Herrell Republican Yes WA Herrera Beutler Republican No GA Hice (GA) Republican Yes LA Higgins (LA) Republican Yes NY Higgins (NY) Democratic No AR Hill Republican No CT Himes Democratic No IA Hinson Republican No IN Hollingsworth Republican No NV Horsford Democratic No PA Houlahan Democratic No MD Hoyer Democratic No NC Hudson Republican Yes CA Huffman Democratic No MI Huizenga Republican No CA Issa Republican Yes TX Jackson Republican Yes TX Jackson Lee Democratic No CA Jacobs (CA) Democratic No NY Jacobs (NY) Republican Yes WA Jayapal Democratic No NY Jeffries Democratic No GA Johnson (GA) Democratic No LA Johnson (LA) Republican Yes OH Johnson (OH) Republican Yes SD Johnson (SD) Republican No TX Johnson (TX) Democratic No NY Jones Democratic No OH Jordan Republican Yes OH Joyce (OH) Republican No PA Joyce (PA) Republican Yes HI Kahele Democratic No OH Kaptur Democratic No NY Katko Republican No MA Keating Democratic No PA Keller Republican No IL Kelly (IL) Democratic No MS Kelly (MS) Republican Yes PA Kelly (PA) Republican Yes CA Khanna Democratic No MI Kildee Democratic No WA Kilmer Democratic No CA Kim (CA) Republican Not voting NJ Kim (NJ) Democratic No WI Kind Democratic No IL Kinzinger Republican No AZ Kirkpatrick Democratic No IL Krishnamoorthi Democratic No NH Kuster Democratic No TN Kustoff Republican No IL LaHood Republican No CA LaMalfa Republican Yes PA Lamb Democratic No CO Lamborn Republican Yes RI Langevin Democratic No WA Larsen (WA) Democratic No CT Larson (CT) Democratic No OH Latta Republican No KS LaTurner Republican Yes MI Lawrence Democratic No FL Lawson (FL) Democratic No CA Lee (CA) Democratic No NV Lee (NV) Democratic No NM Leger Fernandez Democratic No AZ Lesko Republican Yes CA Levin (CA) Democratic No MI Levin (MI) Democratic No CA Lieu Democratic No CA Lofgren Democratic No MO Long Republican Yes GA Loudermilk Republican Yes CA Lowenthal Democratic No OK Lucas Republican Yes MO Luetkemeyer Republican Yes VA Luria Democratic No MA Lynch Democratic No SC Mace Republican No NJ Malinowski Democratic No NY Malliotakis Republican Yes NY Maloney, Carolyn B. Democratic No NY Maloney, Sean Democratic No KS Mann Republican Yes NC Manning Democratic No KY Massie Republican No FL Mast Republican Yes CA Matsui Democratic No GA McBath Democratic No CA McCarthy Republican Yes TX McCaul Republican No MI McClain Republican Yes CA McClintock Republican No MN McCollum Democratic No VA McEachin Democratic No MA McGovern Democratic No NC McHenry Republican No WV McKinley Republican No CA McNerney Democratic No NY Meeks Democratic No MI Meijer Republican No NY Meng Democratic No PA Meuser Republican No MD Mfume Democratic No IL Miller (IL) Republican Yes WV Miller (WV) Republican Yes IA Miller-Meeks Republican No MI Moolenaar Republican No WV Mooney Republican No AL Moore (AL) Republican Yes UT Moore (UT) Republican No WI Moore (WI) Democratic No NY Morelle Democratic No MA Moulton Democratic No IN Mrvan Democratic No OK Mullin Republican Yes FL Murphy (FL) Democratic No NC Murphy (NC) Republican No NY Nadler Democratic No CA Napolitano Democratic No MA Neal Democratic No CO Neguse Democratic No TX Nehls Republican Yes WA Newhouse Republican No IL Newman Democratic No NJ Norcross Democratic No SC Norman Republican Yes CA Nunes Republican Yes AZ O’Halleran Democratic No CA Obernolte Republican Yes NY Ocasio-Cortez Democratic No MN Omar Democratic No UT Owens Republican No MS Palazzo Republican Yes NJ Pallone Democratic No AL Palmer Republican Yes CA Panetta Democratic No NH Pappas Democratic No NJ Pascrell Democratic No NJ Payne Democratic No CA Pelosi Democratic No IN Pence Republican No CO Perlmutter Democratic No PA Perry Republican Yes CA Peters Democratic No TX Pfluger Republican Yes MN Phillips Democratic No ME Pingree Democratic No WI Pocan Democratic No CA Porter Democratic No FL Posey Republican Yes MA Pressley Democratic No NC Price (NC) Democratic No IL Quigley Democratic No MD Raskin Democratic No NY Reed Republican No PA Reschenthaler Republican Yes NY Rice (NY) Democratic No SC Rice (SC) Republican Yes LA Richmond Democratic No WA Rodgers (WA) Republican No AL Rogers (AL) Republican Yes KY Rogers (KY) Republican Yes TN Rose Republican Yes MT Rosendale Republican Yes NC Ross Democratic No NC Rouzer Republican Yes TX Roy Republican No CA Roybal-Allard Democratic No CA Ruiz Democratic No MD Ruppersberger Democratic No IL Rush Democratic No FL Rutherford Republican Yes OH Ryan Democratic No CA Sánchez Democratic No MD Sarbanes Democratic No LA Scalise Republican Yes PA Scanlon Democratic No IL Schakowsky Democratic No CA Schiff Democratic No IL Schneider Democratic No OR Schrader Democratic No WA Schrier Democratic No AZ Schweikert Republican No VA Scott (VA) Democratic No GA Scott, Austin Republican No GA Scott, David Democratic No TX Sessions Republican Yes AL Sewell Democratic No CA Sherman Democratic No NJ Sherrill Democratic No ID Simpson Republican No NJ Sires Democratic No MI Slotkin Democratic No MO Smith (MO) Republican Yes NE Smith (NE) Republican Yes NJ Smith (NJ) Republican No WA Smith (WA) Democratic No PA Smucker Republican No FL Soto Democratic No VA Spanberger Democratic No IN Spartz Republican No CA Speier Democratic No AZ Stanton Democratic No MN Stauber Republican No CA Steel Republican Not voting NY Stefanik Republican No WI Steil Republican No FL Steube Republican Yes MI Stevens Democratic No UT Stewart Republican No OH Stivers Republican No WA Strickland Democratic No NY Suozzi Democratic No CA Swalwell Democratic No CA Takano Democratic No TX Taylor Republican No CA Thompson (CA) Democratic No MS Thompson (MS) Democratic No PA Thompson (PA) Republican No WI Tiffany Republican Yes SC Timmons Republican Yes NV Titus Democratic No MI Tlaib Democratic Not voting NY Tonko Democratic No CA Torres (CA) Democratic No NY Torres (NY) Democratic No MA Trahan Democratic No MD Trone Democratic No OH Turner Republican No IL Underwood Democratic No MI Upton Republican No NJ Van Drew Republican Yes TX Van Duyne Republican No CA Vargas Democratic No TX Veasey Democratic No TX Vela Democratic No NY Velázquez Democratic No MO Wagner Republican No MI Walberg Republican Yes IN Walorski Republican Yes FL Waltz Republican No FL Wasserman Schultz Democratic No CA Waters Democratic No NJ Watson Coleman Democratic No TX Weber (TX) Republican Yes FL Webster (FL) Republican Yes VT Welch Democratic No OH Wenstrup Republican No AR Westerman Republican No VA Wexton Democratic No PA Wild Democratic No GA Williams (GA) Democratic No TX Williams (TX) Republican Yes FL Wilson (FL) Democratic No SC Wilson (SC) Republican Yes VA Wittman Republican No AR Womack Republican No TX Wright Republican Yes KY Yarmuth Democratic No AK Young Republican No NY Zeldin Republican Yes

Roll calls on objection to Pennsylvania’s electors

See also: Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2020

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The Senate voted against sustaining an objection to Pennsylvania’s electors by a vote of 7-92. Seven Republicans voted in agreement with the objection:

• Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
• Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
• Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
• Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
• Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)
• Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)
• Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)

Click on the following table to view the full roll call.

Senate vote on objection to Pennsylvania’s electors (January 7, 2021) State Senator Party Vote to sustain objection Alabama Richard Shelby Republican No Alabama Tommy Tuberville Republican Yes Alaska Lisa Murkowski Republican No Alaska Dan Sullivan Republican No Arizona Kyrsten Sinema Democrat No Arizona Mark Kelly Democrat No Arkansas John Boozman Republican No Arkansas Tom Cotton Republican No California Dianne Feinstein Democrat No California Kamala Harris Democrat No Colorado Michael F. Bennet Democrat No Colorado John Hickenlooper Democrat No Connecticut Richard Blumenthal Democrat No Connecticut Chris Murphy Democrat No Delaware Tom Carper Democrat No Delaware Chris Coons Democrat No Florida Rick Scott Republican Yes Florida Marco Rubio Republican No Georgia Kelly Loeffler Republican No Georgia Vacant Hawaii Mazie Hirono Democrat No Hawaii Brian Schatz Democrat No Idaho Mike Crapo Republican No Idaho James E. Risch Republican No Illinois Dick Durbin Democrat No Illinois Tammy Duckworth Democrat No Indiana Mike Braun Republican No Indiana Todd Young Republican No Iowa Chuck Grassley Republican No Iowa Joni Ernst Republican No Kansas Roger Marshall Republican Yes Kansas Jerry Moran Republican No Kentucky Mitch McConnell Republican No Kentucky Rand Paul Republican No Louisiana Bill Cassidy Republican No Louisiana John Kennedy Republican No Maine Susan Collins Republican No Maine Angus King Independent No Maryland Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat No Maryland Chris Van Hollen Democrat No Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren Democrat No Massachusetts Ed Markey Democrat No Michigan Debbie Stabenow Democrat No Michigan Gary Peters Democrat No Minnesota Amy Klobuchar Democrat No Minnesota Tina Smith Democrat No Mississippi Roger Wicker Republican No Mississippi Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican Yes Missouri Josh Hawley Republican Yes Missouri Roy Blunt Republican No Montana Steve Daines Republican No Montana Jon Tester Democrat No Nebraska Deb Fischer Republican No Nebraska Ben Sasse Republican No Nevada Jacky Rosen Democrat No Nevada Catherine Cortez Masto Democrat No New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Democrat No New Hampshire Maggie Hassan Democrat No New Jersey Robert Menendez Democrat No New Jersey Cory Booker Democrat No New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Democrat No New Mexico Martin Heinrich Democrat No New York Charles E. Schumer Democrat No New York Kirsten Gillibrand Democrat No North Carolina Richard Burr Republican No North Carolina Thom Tillis Republican No North Dakota John Hoeven Republican No North Dakota Kevin Cramer Republican No Ohio Rob Portman Republican No Ohio Sherrod Brown Democrat No Oklahoma James M. Inhofe Republican No Oklahoma James Lankford Republican No Oregon Ron Wyden Democrat No Oregon Jeff Merkley Democrat No Pennsylvania Pat Toomey Republican No Pennsylvania Robert P. Casey Democrat No Rhode Island Jack Reed Democrat No Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat No South Carolina Lindsey Graham Republican No South Carolina Tim Scott Republican No South Dakota John Thune Republican No South Dakota Mike Rounds Republican No Tennessee Bill Hagerty Republican No Tennessee Marsha Blackburn Republican No Texas John Cornyn Republican No Texas Ted Cruz Republican Yes Utah Mitt Romney Republican No Utah Mike Lee Republican No Vermont Patrick Leahy Democrat No Vermont Bernie Sanders Independent No Virginia Mark R. Warner Democrat No Virginia Tim Kaine Democrat No Washington Maria Cantwell Democrat No Washington Patty Murray Democrat No West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito Republican No West Virginia Joseph Manchin Democrat No Wisconsin Ron Johnson Republican No Wisconsin Tammy Baldwin Democrat No Wyoming John Barrasso Republican No Wyoming Cynthia Lummis Republican Yes

House

The House voted against sustaining an objection to Pennsylvania’s electors by a vote of 138-282. All 138 congressmen in support of the objection were Republicans. Click on the following table to view the full roll call.

House vote on objection to Pennsylvania’s electors (January 7, 2021) State Representative Party Vote to sustain objection NC Adams Democratic No AL Aderholt Republican Yes CA Aguilar Democratic No GA Allen Republican Yes TX Allred Democratic No NV Amodei Republican No ND Armstrong Republican No TX Arrington Republican Yes MA Auchincloss Democratic No IA Axne Democratic No TX Babin Republican Yes NE Bacon Republican No IN Baird Republican Yes OH Balderson Republican No IN Banks Republican Yes KY Barr Republican No CA Barragán Democratic No CA Bass Democratic No OH Beatty Democratic No OR Bentz Republican Yes CA Bera Democratic No MI Bergman Republican Yes VA Beyer Democratic No OK Bice (OK) Republican Yes AZ Biggs Republican Yes FL Bilirakis Republican Not voting GA Bishop (GA) Democratic No NC Bishop (NC) Republican Yes OR Blumenauer Democratic No DE Blunt Rochester Democratic No CO Boebert Republican Yes OR Bonamici Democratic No IL Bost Republican Yes GA Bourdeaux Democratic No NY Bowman Democratic No PA Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic No TX Brady Republican Not voting AL Brooks Republican Yes MD Brown Democratic No CA Brownley Democratic No FL Buchanan Republican No CO Buck Republican Not voting IN Bucshon Republican No NC Budd Republican Yes TN Burchett Republican Yes TX Burgess Republican Yes MO Bush Democratic No IL Bustos Democratic No NC Butterfield Democratic No CA Calvert Republican Yes FL Cammack Republican Yes CA Carbajal Democratic No CA Cárdenas Democratic No AL Carl Republican Yes IN Carson Democratic No GA Carter (GA) Republican Yes TX Carter (TX) Republican Yes PA Cartwright Democratic No HI Case Democratic No IL Casten Democratic No FL Castor (FL) Democratic No TX Castro (TX) Democratic No NC Cawthorn Republican Yes OH Chabot Republican Yes WY Cheney Republican No CA Chu Democratic No RI Cicilline Democratic No MA Clark (MA) Democratic No NY Clarke (NY) Democratic No MO Cleaver Democratic No VA Cline Republican Yes TX Cloud Republican Yes SC Clyburn Democratic No GA Clyde Republican Yes TN Cohen Democratic No OK Cole Republican Yes KY Comer Republican No VA Connolly Democratic No TN Cooper Democratic No CA Correa Democratic No CA Costa Democratic No CT Courtney Democratic No MN Craig Democratic No AR Crawford Republican Yes TX Crenshaw Republican No FL Crist Democratic No CO Crow Democratic No TX Cuellar Democratic No UT Curtis Republican No KS Davids (KS) Democratic No OH Davidson Republican Yes IL Davis, Danny K. Democratic No IL Davis, Rodney Republican No PA Dean Democratic No OR DeFazio Democratic No CO DeGette Democratic No CT DeLauro Democratic No WA DelBene Democratic No NY Delgado Democratic No FL Demings Democratic No CA DeSaulnier Democratic No TN DesJarlais Republican Yes FL Deutch Democratic No FL Diaz-Balart Republican Yes MI Dingell Democratic No TX Doggett Democratic No FL Donalds Republican Yes PA Doyle, Michael F. Democratic No SC Duncan Republican Yes FL Dunn Republican Yes MN Emmer Republican No TX Escobar Democratic No CA Eshoo Democratic No NY Espaillat Democratic No KS Estes Republican Yes PA Evans Democratic No TX Fallon Republican Yes IA Feenstra Republican No GA Ferguson Republican No MN Fischbach Republican Yes WI Fitzgerald Republican Yes PA Fitzpatrick Republican No TN Fleischmann Republican Yes TX Fletcher Democratic No NE Fortenberry Republican No IL Foster Democratic No NC Foxx Republican Yes FL Frankel, Lois Democratic No FL Franklin, C. Scott Republican Yes OH Fudge Democratic No ID Fulcher Republican Yes FL Gaetz Republican Yes WI Gallagher Republican No AZ Gallego Democratic No CA Garamendi Democratic No NY Garbarino Republican No CA Garcia (CA) Republican Yes IL García (IL) Democratic No TX Garcia (TX) Democratic No OH Gibbs Republican Yes FL Gimenez Republican Yes TX Gohmert Republican Yes ME Golden Democratic No CA Gomez Democratic No TX Gonzales, Tony Republican No OH Gonzalez (OH) Republican No TX Gonzalez, Vicente Democratic No VA Good (VA) Republican Yes TX Gooden (TX) Republican Yes AZ Gosar Republican Yes NJ Gottheimer Democratic No TX Granger Republican Not voting LA Graves (LA) Republican Yes MO Graves (MO) Republican Yes TN Green (TN) Republican Yes TX Green, Al (TX) Democratic No GA Greene (GA) Republican Yes VA Griffith Republican Yes AZ Grijalva Democratic No WI Grothman Republican No MS Guest Republican Yes KY Guthrie Republican No NM Haaland Democratic No MN Hagedorn Republican Yes CA Harder (CA) Democratic No MD Harris Republican Yes TN Harshbarger Republican Yes MO Hartzler Republican Yes FL Hastings Democratic Not voting CT Hayes Democratic No OK Hern Republican Yes NM Herrell Republican Yes WA Herrera Beutler Republican No GA Hice (GA) Republican Yes LA Higgins (LA) Republican Yes NY Higgins (NY) Democratic No AR Hill Republican No CT Himes Democratic No IA Hinson Republican No IN Hollingsworth Republican No NV Horsford Democratic No PA Houlahan Democratic No MD Hoyer Democratic No NC Hudson Republican Yes CA Huffman Democratic No MI Huizenga Republican No CA Issa Republican Yes TX Jackson Republican Yes TX Jackson Lee Democratic No CA Jacobs (CA) Democratic No NY Jacobs (NY) Republican Yes WA Jayapal Democratic No NY Jeffries Democratic No GA Johnson (GA) Democratic No LA Johnson (LA) Republican Yes OH Johnson (OH) Republican Yes SD Johnson (SD) Republican No TX Johnson (TX) Democratic No NY Jones Democratic No OH Jordan Republican Yes OH Joyce (OH) Republican Not voting PA Joyce (PA) Republican Yes HI Kahele Democratic No OH Kaptur Democratic No NY Katko Republican No MA Keating Democratic No PA Keller Republican Yes IL Kelly (IL) Democratic No MS Kelly (MS) Republican Yes PA Kelly (PA) Republican Yes CA Khanna Democratic No MI Kildee Democratic No WA Kilmer Democratic No CA Kim (CA) Republican No NJ Kim (NJ) Democratic No WI Kind Democratic No IL Kinzinger Republican No AZ Kirkpatrick Democratic No IL Krishnamoorthi Democratic No NH Kuster Democratic No TN Kustoff Republican Yes IL LaHood Republican No CA LaMalfa Republican Yes PA Lamb Democratic No CO Lamborn Republican Yes RI Langevin Democratic No WA Larsen (WA) Democratic No CT Larson (CT) Democratic No OH Latta Republican No KS LaTurner Republican Not voting MI Lawrence Democratic No FL Lawson (FL) Democratic No CA Lee (CA) Democratic No NV Lee (NV) Democratic No NM Leger Fernandez Democratic No AZ Lesko Republican Yes CA Levin (CA) Democratic No MI Levin (MI) Democratic No CA Lieu Democratic No CA Lofgren Democratic No MO Long Republican Yes GA Loudermilk Republican Yes CA Lowenthal Democratic No OK Lucas Republican Yes MO Luetkemeyer Republican Yes VA Luria Democratic No MA Lynch Democratic No SC Mace Republican No NJ Malinowski Democratic No NY Malliotakis Republican Yes NY Maloney, Carolyn B. Democratic No NY Maloney, Sean Democratic No KS Mann Republican Yes NC Manning Democratic No KY Massie Republican No FL Mast Republican Yes CA Matsui Democratic No GA McBath Democratic No CA McCarthy Republican Yes TX McCaul Republican No MI McClain Republican Yes CA McClintock Republican No MN McCollum Democratic No VA McEachin Democratic No MA McGovern Democratic No NC McHenry Republican No WV McKinley Republican No CA McNerney Democratic No NY Meeks Democratic No MI Meijer Republican No NY Meng Democratic No PA Meuser Republican Yes MD Mfume Democratic No IL Miller (IL) Republican Yes WV Miller (WV) Republican Yes IA Miller-Meeks Republican No MI Moolenaar Republican No WV Mooney Republican Yes AL Moore (AL) Republican Yes UT Moore (UT) Republican No WI Moore (WI) Democratic No NY Morelle Democratic No MA Moulton Democratic No IN Mrvan Democratic No OK Mullin Republican Yes FL Murphy (FL) Democratic No NC Murphy (NC) Republican Yes NY Nadler Democratic No CA Napolitano Democratic No MA Neal Democratic No CO Neguse Democratic No TX Nehls Republican Yes WA Newhouse Republican No IL Newman Democratic No NJ Norcross Democratic No SC Norman Republican Yes CA Nunes Republican Yes AZ O’Halleran Democratic No CA Obernolte Republican Yes NY Ocasio-Cortez Democratic No MN Omar Democratic No UT Owens Republican Yes MS Palazzo Republican Yes NJ Pallone Democratic No AL Palmer Republican Yes CA Panetta Democratic No NH Pappas Democratic No NJ Pascrell Democratic No NJ Payne Democratic No CA Pelosi Democratic No IN Pence Republican Yes CO Perlmutter Democratic No PA Perry Republican Yes CA Peters Democratic No TX Pfluger Republican Yes MN Phillips Democratic No ME Pingree Democratic No WI Pocan Democratic No CA Porter Democratic No FL Posey Republican Yes MA Pressley Democratic No NC Price (NC) Democratic No IL Quigley Democratic No MD Raskin Democratic No NY Reed Republican No PA Reschenthaler Republican Yes NY Rice (NY) Democratic No SC Rice (SC) Republican Yes LA Richmond Democratic No WA Rodgers (WA) Republican No AL Rogers (AL) Republican Yes KY Rogers (KY) Republican Yes TN Rose Republican Yes MT Rosendale Republican Yes NC Ross Democratic No NC Rouzer Republican Yes TX Roy Republican No CA Roybal-Allard Democratic No CA Ruiz Democratic No MD Ruppersberger Democratic No IL Rush Democratic No FL Rutherford Republican Yes OH Ryan Democratic No CA Sánchez Democratic No MD Sarbanes Democratic No LA Scalise Republican Yes PA Scanlon Democratic No IL Schakowsky Democratic No CA Schiff Democratic No IL Schneider Democratic No OR Schrader Democratic No WA Schrier Democratic No AZ Schweikert Republican Yes VA Scott (VA) Democratic No GA Scott, Austin Republican No GA Scott, David Democratic Not voting TX Sessions Republican Yes AL Sewell Democratic No CA Sherman Democratic No NJ Sherrill Democratic No ID Simpson Republican No NJ Sires Democratic No MI Slotkin Democratic No MO Smith (MO) Republican Yes NE Smith (NE) Republican Yes NJ Smith (NJ) Republican No WA Smith (WA) Democratic No PA Smucker Republican Yes FL Soto Democratic No VA Spanberger Democratic No IN Spartz Republican No CA Speier Democratic No AZ Stanton Democratic No MN Stauber Republican No CA Steel Republican Not voting NY Stefanik Republican Yes WI Steil Republican No FL Steube Republican Yes MI Stevens Democratic No UT Stewart Republican Yes OH Stivers Republican No WA Strickland Democratic No NY Suozzi Democratic No CA Swalwell Democratic No CA Takano Democratic No TX Taylor Republican No CA Thompson (CA) Democratic No MS Thompson (MS) Democratic No PA Thompson (PA) Republican Yes WI Tiffany Republican Yes SC Timmons Republican Yes NV Titus Democratic No MI Tlaib Democratic Not voting NY Tonko Democratic No CA Torres (CA) Democratic No NY Torres (NY) Democratic No MA Trahan Democratic No MD Trone Democratic Not voting OH Turner Republican No IL Underwood Democratic No MI Upton Republican No NJ Van Drew Republican Yes TX Van Duyne Republican Yes CA Vargas Democratic No TX Veasey Democratic No TX Vela Democratic No NY Velázquez Democratic No MO Wagner Republican No MI Walberg Republican Yes IN Walorski Republican Yes FL Waltz Republican No FL Wasserman Schultz Democratic No CA Waters Democratic No NJ Watson Coleman Democratic No TX Weber (TX) Republican Yes FL Webster (FL) Republican Yes VT Welch Democratic No OH Wenstrup Republican No AR Westerman Republican No VA Wexton Democratic No PA Wild Democratic No GA Williams (GA) Democratic No TX Williams (TX) Republican Yes FL Wilson (FL) Democratic No SC Wilson (SC) Republican Yes VA Wittman Republican Yes AR Womack Republican No TX Wright Republican Yes KY Yarmuth Democratic No AK Young Republican No NY Zeldin Republican Yes

Planned Republican opposition

See also: Can members of Congress object to Electoral College results? (2020)

Several Republican senators and representatives announced prior to January 6, 2021, that they planned to object to certain electoral votes. On December 30, 2020, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) became the first senator to do so.[1] Eleven other senators announced on January 2, 2021, that they would also object to the electoral votes from certain states:

They said in a joint statement:[2]

“

Voter fraud has posed a persistent challenge in our elections, although its breadth and scope are disputed. By any measure, the allegations of fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election exceed any in our lifetimes. …

To wit, Congress should immediately appoint an Electoral Commission, with full investigatory and fact-finding authority, to conduct an emergency 10-day audit of the election returns in the disputed states. Once completed, individual states would evaluate the Commission’s findings and could convene a special legislative session to certify a change in their vote, if needed.

Accordingly, we intend to vote on January 6 to reject the electors from disputed states as not ‘regularly given’ and ‘lawfully certified’ (the statutory requisite), unless and until that emergency 10-day audit is completed.[3]

”

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) privately called on his fellow Republican senators not to object to the election results in December 2020, according to Politico and The Wall Street Journal.[4][5]

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) responded to the opposing group’s intention in a statement on January 2, 2021: “The senators justify their intent by observing that there have been many allegations of fraud. But allegations of fraud by a losing campaign cannot justify overturning an election. They fail to acknowledge that these allegations have been adjudicated in courtrooms across America and were found to be unsupported by evidence.”[6]

At least 140 House Republicans also planned to oppose counting the electoral votes, according to CNN.[7]

Following the breach of the Capitol Building, several Republicans withdrew their objections. No senators joined objections to the electoral votes from Georgia, Michigan, and Nevada, as had been planned.[8]

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) said on the Senate floor, “When I arrived in Washington this morning, I fully intended to object to the certification of the electoral votes. However, the events that have transpired today have forced me to reconsider and I cannot now, in good conscience, object.”[9]

Breach of the Capitol Building

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Several pro-Trump demonstrations, including the March for Trump and Save America Rally, took place in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, to protest the 2020 presidential election results.[10] President Donald Trump (R) spoke at the rally in the morning, where he called the election fraudulent and encouraged rally attendees to go to the Capitol Building to protest the counting of the electoral votes. Trump said, “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women. We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.”[11][12]

Thousands of Trump supporters went to the Capitol Building as Congress was in a joint session. The group trespassed through several security barriers, leading to altercations with police and other security officials. Hundreds breached the interior of the Capitol and vandalized the building. Vice President Mike Pence (R) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) were evacuated and the Capitol was put on lockdown. Five people died, including a Capitol Police officer and one woman shot and killed by Capitol Police.[13][14][15][16][17]

Two hours after the incident began, Trump responded in a video statement. He said:

“ I know your pain, I know your hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everyone knows it, especially the other side. But you have to go home now, we have to have peace, we have to have law and order, we have to respect our great people in law and order. We don’t want anybody hurt. It’s a very tough period of time. There’s never been a time like this where such a thing happened where they could take it away from all of us. From me, from you, from our country. This was a fraudulent election, but we can’t play into the hands of these people. We have to have peace. So, go home. We love you, you’re very special. You’ve seen what happens, you see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. I know how you feel. But go home, and go home in peace.[3] ” —Donald Trump[18]

Capitol Police secured the building at 5:40 p.m. ET. Congress reconvened after 8:00 p.m. ET to complete the count of electoral votes. Speeches delivered during the debate portion of the session referenced the incident, and several Republicans rescinded their objections.[15][19]

• Click here for a timeline of events.

• Click here for reactions to the Capitol breach.

See also

• Presidential election, 2020
• Presidential candidates, 2020
• Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election
• Can members of Congress object to Electoral College results? (2020)
• Breach of U.S. Capitol during electoral vote count (January 6, 2021)
• Reactions to U.S. Capitol breach during electoral vote count (January 6, 2021)
• Events in state capitals during electoral vote count (January 6, 2021)

Footnotes

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